Surprise protests and pink champagne: inside the British Museum Ball

Surprise protests and pink champagne: inside the British Museum Ball - It was an eventful night at the museum for the ...

Greece slams British Museum over celebrity-filled fundraising dinner amid Parthenon Sculptures

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the event was “offensive to cultural goods and endangers the exhibits themselves”.

Brit Gala? British Museum hosts Met-inspired fundraising ball

Supermodel Naomi Campbell and rocker Mick Jagger were among the attendees at the British Museum's inaugural fundraising ball ...
Opinion

The British Museum’s answer to the Met Gala is just what London needs

The glamorous fundraiser has long been a linchpin in the New York social calendar. Joy Lo Dico – who knows what’s what when it comes to society parties – explains how the museum’s first ball will do w ...
Artnet

The British Museum Is Throwing a Gala to Match the Met—and Not Everyone’s Impressed

As public purse strings tighten, major U.K. museums are racing to outdo each other with ever more splashy fundraising schemes. The British Museum is the latest to turn heads this week with the ...
The New York Times

The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years

The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will go on display in London for the first time, on loan from France. By Jonathan Wolfe and Sopan Deb The embroidered work of ...